Damper regulator



Allg. 19, 1941. R. ENTRIKEN 2,253,328

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Patented Aug. 19, 1941 DAMPER REGULATOR Ralph Entriken, Philadelphia, Pa., assignor to Sun Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Company, Chester, Pa.,` a corporation of Pennsylvania n Application May 17, 1939, Serial No. 274,083

(Cl. 11o-72) 10 Claims.

This invention relates to an improvement in Ymeans for regulating a damper for the control of the quantity and pressure of air or gas pass- .ingthrough a duct or discharged to or from Va blower or fan. Y

The regulating means in accordance with this yinvention is constructed so as to be operated automatically and, at the same time, to permit Vof `I nanual loperation for fine adjustment and .again inu the event of failure of the automatic operating means.

The regulating means in accordance with this yinvention will have wide general use where it is .desired `to controlthe quantity and pressure of `air or gas passing through a duct; but it will have particular :advantage for the regulation of theamcurit and pressure of air discharged from ayforced draft fan or blower to the furnace or fuel burners in connection with a steam boiler or other apparatus requiring the combustion of fuel in its operation.

-More specifically in accordance with this invention `wherethe damper regulator is adapted to ,the-control ofthe forced draft air to a burner or furnace, it maybe advantageously combined with automatic means for controllingA the fuel to the burner or furnace so that `the heat generated in the Vfurnace may be automaticallyregu lated `,to meet varying requirements.

The automatic operation of the damper regulator according to this invention may be con- -trolled by any desired means which will be responsive to variationreflecting a necessity for changes indamper adjustment, and where the ,damper regulator is combined with means for control ofthe fuel feed to a burner or furnace, such means will be controlled by means responsive to-variation resulting from change in damper adjustmenteffectcd bythe damper regulator.

Specifically, the damper regulator in accordance with this invention and the ,combination thereof withf automatic means for controlling fuel feed will be particularly adaptable for use in connection with the steam boilers of ships,

inA connection with which in a particular arregulator is used in combination with means for Cil controlling the fuel feed, the latter means will `desirably be controlled by means responsive to ,variation in the pressure differential between the forced draft air supplied to the furnace and the pressure of Ahot gases leaving the furnace.

Again, where the regulator is used in connection with aships boilers `the forced draft blowers will be arranged to draw air from the fire room "area `upinto the iiddley and into a jacket formed about the stack 'to which the intakes of the blowers, located in the fiddley, are connected and from which the blowers will discharge air into the forced draft ducts. In such arrangement damper regulators in accordance with this invention will operate to control dampers arranged in the forced draft ducts on either the vsuction or the discharge side of the blowers. The damper regulators may be controlled by variation fin Vthe pressure in the main steam` line, `or otherwise, which will indicate Ia requirement for more or less forced draft air, and where fuel feed control means are desired such will be advantageously controlled by variation in the difference in pressure in the forced draft ducts from that in the hot gas ducts or in the stack, ,caused by variation in amount of forced draft airpassing the dampers.

Having now 'indicated in a general way the nature and purpose of thisvinvention, I will pro- `ceed todesoribe a preferred embodiment with reference `to the accompanying drawings in which:` 1

` Figure lisa diagrammatic View showing the arrangement of damper regulators in accordance with this invention for the control of forced .draft airv to the furnaces of a ships boilers.

FigureZ is an elevation ofa damper regulator according `to this invention in association with Figure 3 isa partial sectional view taken at rightJ angles to the showing of Figure 2.

Figure 4 is a diagrammatic View showing `the arrangement of damper regulator and fuel feed control withcontrol means therefor in connection with a steam boiler.

Referring more particularly to Figure l, the area I represents a ships fire room containing boilers 2, 2. The boilers are provided with fuel burners 3, 3 extending into furnace areas and theboilers are provided with uptakes d, 4 for the gasesof combustion andwhich lead to a common stack 5 extending out from lthe fiddley E.

`Embracingandforming an annular chamber 1 about the bas"e of the stacki inthe ddle'y 6 is a jacket 8. The chamber lis closed at its bottom and open at the top, the jacket extending relatively high up the stack in the ddley.

Downtakes, such as the downtake 9, are provided for the supply of fresh air to the fire room area.

Blowers or fans I3, I are arranged with their inlets II, II in communication with the lower part of the chamber 'I and to discharge air into ducts i2, I2 leading to the forced draft duct system I3, I3 in the boilers 2, 2 for the supply of forced draft to the furnaces thereof.

Dampers I4 are arranged in each of the air ducts I2, I'2 adjacent to the discharge side of the blowers IB, I0 and a damper regulator I5 is arranged for the control of the dampers in each of the ducts.

The damper regulators, which will be described hereinafter in detail, are adapted to be actuated by fluid pressure supplied, in the case of regulator I5, through a conduit I6, under control of means actuated b-y fluid pressure supplied through a conduit I'I. Further, the damper regulators are adapted to manual operation, in the case of regulator I5, from the hand wheel I8, located for convenient manipulation from the re room deck and operably connected to the regulator, by means which will be described, through shafting I9 provided with universal joints 25, as variation in its direction necessitates.

Referring now more particularly to Figures 2 and 3, the damper regulator I5 for the dampers I4, I4 in the duct I2, and the operating connections between the regulators and the dampers, and which is typical of the regulator for the dampers in other similar ducts, equipped with similar dampers, for the supply of forced draft air to such number of furnaces as there may be, depending on the number of boilers, are supported from the duct I2 by brackets 2I and 22 secured to the duct.

The dampers I4, I4 are mounted on shafts 23, 23 jcurnaled in bearings 24 in the sides of duct I2.

The regulator comprises a power cylinder 25 supported from bracket 2| and within which is a piston to which the rod 25 is connected. The power cylinder 25 serves as a prime mover. The rod 26 is connected through a cross head 2'I to the upper ends of a pair of suitably guided side rods 28, 28, the lower ends of which are connected by a cross head 29, to which is pivotally connected the upper end of a rod or bar 3Q.

The lower end of rod 30 is connected by a pivot 3l' to a lever 32, at a point adjacent to one of its ends, and a link 33, connected by a pivot 34 to one end of a lever 35 pivotally connected at its other end to the bracket 22, is connected to the other end of lever 32 by a pivot 36. The pivotal connection of lever 35 to bracket 22 is formed by pivot 35 which forms a fixed fulcrum for lever 3'5.

A link 31 pivotally connected to cranks 38 on the ends of the shafts 23 of the dampers I4, I4 is connected by a pivot 39 to lever 32 between its points of connection with the rod 30 and link 33.

A locking piece 4I! is pivoted to bracket 22 and is adapted for connection to lever 32 in place of rod 35 in the event that the power cylinder becomes inoperative. The locking piece 40 is of a length such that when engaged with lever 32 it will hold the lever in lowered position in which the dampers I4, I4 will be wide open.

Pivotally secured to lever 35 is a swivel nut mechanism 45 4I through which extends a screw 42 journaled in a swivel bearing 43 pivotally secured to bracket 22 and connected through the universal joint 25 to the shafting I9 carrying the hand wheel I8.

The system of rods, levers, cranks and links just described and which form operative connections between the piston in power cylinder 25 and the dampers I4, I4, and between the hand wheel I8 and the dampers is so proportioned and arranged that when the piston in cylinder 25 is at the bottom of the stroke the dampers are fully open and when it is at its top position the dampers are fully closed, intermediate positions of the piston corresponding to intermediate positions of the dampers.

Now it will be observed that the vertical movement of the side rods 28 up or down under the influence of power applied to the piston in cylinder 25 will elect rotation of the damper shafts 23, 23 for more or less opening or closing of the dampers by applying power to lever 32 through rod 30 which will turn lever 32 on the pivot 36, as a fulcrum, and cause link 3'I to turn the cranks 33von the ends of the damper shafts 23 with resultant adjustment of the positions of the dampers.

At the same time, if desired or necessary to make adjustment of the dampers in addition to the adjustment effected by the power cylinder 25, or independent thereof, such may be accomplished from the re room oor by manipulation of hand wheel I3, by which shafting I9 is turned one way or the other causing nut 4I to ride up or down on screw 42 to turn lever 35 about its pivotal connection with bracket 22, which results,

through link 33, in a turning of lever 32 about the pivot SI, as a fulcrum, with adjustment of the dampers one way or the other through the link 31 and cranks 38.

Finally, if the power cylinder fails entirely, the lever 32 may be locked in its lower or damper oopen position by means of locking piece 40 and the adjustment of the dampers effected entirely by manipulation of hand wheel I8, which will then cause the lever 32 to turn on the pivot 3I connecting it to the locking piece, as a fulcrum.

The power cylinder may be actuated from any source of power and under any type of control. However, for illustration advantageous operation by compressed air, supplied from a suitable source through a conduit I5 to a valve chamber 44 and control of the valve therein may be exercised by a control device 45, responsive to changes in air pressure or impulses set up by responsive to, for example, changes in pressure in the main steam line from the boiler, which will reflect the requirements of the furnace for more or less air and consequently for changes in damper adjustment.

Control means for the power cylinder 25 are illustrated in Figures 2, 3, and 4.

In the valve chamber 44, associated with power cylinder 25 and receiving air under pressure through conduit I5, is a pilot valve controlling ports to which passages 41 and 48, respectively, leading to the upper and lower ends of the power cylinder are connected. The valve is connected by a stem 49 to a diaphragm 50 in a chamber 5I connected above the diaphragm by a conduit 52 to the mechanism 46. Surrounding the stem 49 is a spring 53, one end of which bears on the under side of the diaphragm and the other end of which bears in a cup 54 to which the bifurcated end of one arm of a lever 55 is pivotally attached. The lever 55 is fulcrumed on a pin .56, extending from a :bracket 51, ,and Vitsl other arm is provided .with a roller 58 adapted `to crease of pressure in the `chamber 5I will depress' `the dia-phragm until the .resultant compression of springs 53 equals the pressure in chamber-5l.

lThe movement of the diaphragm causesA a rdownward movement ,of the `stem :49 and .a downward movement of the valve in valve chamber 44, which permits compressed air tolenter the bottomof power cylinder 25 Athrough passage48.

The piston in cylinder 25 will. then `move upwardly causing side rods 28 and thecam 59 to -move upwardly, effecting a closing movement of the dampers I4. The upward movement of the cam 59 will `turn the lever 55 outwardly, causing the cup 54 tobe lifted to increase the tension on spring 53'until it returns the diaphragm to its .original position .with-resultant movement iof the valve to closed position to shutoi the air from the lower -end of cylinder 25 and the `movement of the piston stops. Successive increases in `pressure in chamber 5I cause' upward movements of the piston in cylinder 25, in the manner described.

With the piston in cylinder 425 at a position above its lowermost position adecrease in the pressure in chamber 5I will allow `the spring 53 to move the diaphragm upwardresultingin a movement ofthe valve in chamber 44 to open passage 48 and permit compressed air to enter the topof cylinder 25 and move the piston downwardly. The downward movement ofthe piston causes the side rods and cam`59 to move -downwardly. The downward movement of cam 59 permits lever-55 to 1turn inwardly, lower cup 54 and release tension'lon spring 53 until it `permits the diaphragm to return to a position to shut ofi' airfrrom the top of the cylinder "25 and lthe 5 movement of thepiston ceases.`

Provision is made for `release `of pressure `o-n the side'of the piston oppositeto-that to which power is applied.` Thus,y the `operation of the 'power cylinder `25 to effect ladjustment of the dampers I=4 is controlledlby variation of Vpressure in chamber 5I above*` the diaphragm 58. The spring 53 `andthe lever 55 controlled by the cam 59 act to compensate vfor the effect of changes of pressure on the diaphragm and of consequent changes in the position of the valve controlling the admission of air tothe cylinder -25 in predetermined movements of the piston Vin either direction. The angle of fthe cam 59 determines the relation between the stroke of therpiston `and the impulse pressure operative upon the diaphragm 50. f

Variation in the pressure'ingchamber 5I, or impulse `pressure controlling the-operation `of cylinder25 and resultant damper adjustment may be` provided bythe mechanism 46 in response to Variation `in the pressure inthe main steam line from the boiler, to which the mechanism is connected by .a steamconduit 6I.

The .mechanism 46 may beef" anydesiredlconstruction, but preferably `will be constructed as shown in Figure 4. Thus, the mechanism 46 will comprise a lever 65 fulcrumed at 61 and connected to the stern 68 Yof a valve in casing 69. The casing 69, is, as will be observed, in the impulse air line 52 leading to diaphragm 59 and is adapted to open .and close that line to atmosphere, whereby impulses will be set up in line 52.

The lever 65 is weighted by means of spring 64 and is adapted to be moved against spring 64 under the inuence of steam pressure in line 6I, through the medium of a Sylphon bellows 1I in a chamber 12, into which steam line 6I leads, and with which is connected a plunger 13, which bears against the lever 65.

In voperation the mechanism 46 will be actuated by the steam pressure in line 6I to open or close the valve in casing 69 for increase or decrease of pressure on the diaphragm 50 through line 5,2. Thus, assuming the dampers I4 to be wide open and that ,there `is a minimum pressure in chamber 5I on diaphragm 5I), the valve in casing 69 will be lin a position more or less opening ,the impulse Aair line 52 to atmosphere and the v alve incasing 44 will be in a position such that the piston in power cylinder 25 will be in its lower position.

With-the dampers wide `open the steam pressure in the boiler, under normal conditions, will Vincrease and acting on 4the Sylphon bellows 1I, through steam line 6I, will raise the lever 65, against the action of spring `64, thus effecting a movement of the valve in casing 69 to Ashut off line 52 from atmosphereand cause an impulse, or increase in pressure, on diaphragm 59, which in turn will cause the valve in casing 44 to move to a position to admitcompressed air beneath the piston in power cylinder"25,causing an upward movement thereof and a closing movement of the dampers I4.

With decrease `in pressure in the boilers the I ASylphon'bellows 1I will be adjusted to effect the `operation of the valve in casing 44 through the diaplragm 59 for desired control of the dampersl As has been indicated, the supply of fuel oil from the supply,` not shown, -to burners 3 may `be automatically controlled simultaneously with control of the forced draft. To such end a valve 15 is arranged to control the amount of oil pass- `ing from the source of supply through conduit 16 itothe burners 3A in one of the boilers. The conduit 1-6 provided with `a valve 11, which may be `opened for direct passage of fuel oil from the .supply Vto theburners and which when closed .causes the fuel oil to pass through conduit 18 under control of the `valve 15. The stem 86 of .valve 15 is connected to a bellows 8|, around rwhich is an enclosed chamber 89, which in turn is connected b-y a link 82 lto one end of a lever 83, which is provided with a fulcrum'84 adjustable -by means o-f a screw 85.

The lever is positioned within an enclosed chamber90, which opens into the interior of the ibellows 8l. The Aother end of the lever18l3 isconnected-by adink E86"toa bellows 81 opening into chamber 90 and about which is provided an en- 4closed chamber 88.

The valve 15, as will now be observed, is actuated by the pressure in chamber 88 upon the bellows 81. Thus, if the pressure in chamber 88 be increased the bellows will be more or less collapsed, which will result in depression of the valve and lifting of the lever 83, which will effect an upward movement of the valve to more or less increase the amount of fuel flowing therethrough. The bellows within chamber 89 is subjected to the pressure of the oil passed through the Valve, since the chamber 89 is in communication with the valve chamber through the openings 9| and this pressure acting on the bellows will act to bring the valve to rest when the bellows 8l has been expanded to an extent to balance the increased pressure on the bellows 81.

If decrease in pressure in chamber 88 occur, the bellows 8| will be collapsed under the oil pressure in chamber 89 with the result that the lever 83 will be turned in the opposite direction causing a downward movement of the valve 85, with more or less reduction in the amount of fuel, and expansion of the bellows 8|, the valve being again stopped when the pressure in chamber 88 acting on bellows 81 balances the pressure on the bellows 8|, which, as the flow of fuel is reduced, is decreased.

The pressure in chamber 88 is controlled by means of a control device comprising a casing 92 containing a diaphragm. The casing 92 above the diaphragm is connected by means of a conduit 93 with the forced air draft conduit at a point between the dampers I4 and the boiler. The lower portion of the casing 92 below the diaphragm therein is connected by a conduit S4 with the stack 5 adjacent its point of juncture with the ducts 6. The diaphragm is connected for operation of a valve within a casing 95 adapted to control the passage of air under pressure through conduit 96 to the chamber 88. The diaphragm is also connected to a bellows 91, the interior of which is in communication with the conduit 96 through conduit 98.

As will be understood, the differential between the pressures in the forced draft conduit l2 and in the stack adjacent its juncture with the ducts 4 will change with increase or decrease in the forced draft air passing through the dampers I4. When the operation of the mechanism for control of the dampers, heretofore described, effects opening of the dampers, the increased pressure in the conduit l2, effective on the top of the diaphragm in the casing 92, through the conduit 93, will depress the diaphragm in the casing 92, which will result in an adjustment of the valve in the casing 95 to increase the pressure in the chamber 88 about the bellows 81.

The pressure in bellows 91 will be increased through the conduit 98 and the bellows will eX- pand and bring the valve in casing 95 to rest, by a balancing of the pressures effective above and below it. The air under pressure admitted to the chamber 88 will, as has been described, more or less collapse the bellows 81, which will result in an upward movement of the valve 15, which will permit the passage of more fuel oil through the conduit 16 to the burners 3, 3.

Conversely, if the dampers be more or less closed to cut down the forced draft air, the diaphragm in casing 92 will operate to impart a closing action to the valve in the casing 95, with the result that the pressure in chamber 88 will be reduced and the lever 83 will be turned, under the pressure in chamber 89 acting on bellows 8|,

to 'give the valve 15 a downward movement to reduce the supply of fuel oil to the burners.

'Ihis mechanism will be arranged and adjusted so that desired increase or decrease in the amount of fuel oil supplied to the burners will be automatically obtained with reference to and in proportion to increase or decrease in the forced draft air supplied through the conduit I2.

It will be understood that the above detailed description illustrative of a specific embodiment of this invention and of adaptation to a particular use, given for the purpose of illustration, is not intended to be limiting upon the scope of the invention inasmuch as it will be obvious that various modification in detail may be made without departing from the scope of the invention.

What I claim and desire to protect by Letters Patent is:

1. Means for controlling the flow of a gas through a conduit comprising, in combination, a damper, a prime mover, an operative connection between the damper and the prime mover and manually operable means connected to said operative connection, said operative connection being operable by Ythe manually operable means and by the prime mover independently.

2. Means for controlling the flow of a gas through a conduit comprising, in combination, a damper, a prime mover, an operative connection between the damper and the prime mover, manually operable means connected to said oper.. ative connection, said operative connection being operable by the manually operable means and by the prime mover independently and automatically operable means for controlling operation of the prime mover.

3. Means for controlling the ow of a gas through a conduit comprising, in combination, a damper rotatably mounted within the conduit, a prime mover, a crank connected to the damper, a pair of levers, a link connecting said levers, a link connecting one of said levers with said crank, a link connecting one of said levers with said prime mover and manually operable means for applying power to one of said levers to effect operation of said crank independently of said prime mover.

4. Means for controlling the flow of a gas through a conduit comprising, in combination, a damper rotatably mounted within the conduit, a prime mover, a crank connected to the damper, a pair of levers, a link connecting said levers, a link connecting one of said levers with said crank, a link connecting one of said levers with said prime mover, and manually operable means for applying power to one of said levers, said levers and links being so arranged that said damper may be rotated by the application of power from said prime mover or by the application of power from said manually operable means to effect operation of said crank independently of said prime mover.

5. Means for controlling the fiow of a gas through a conduit comprising, in combination, a damper, rotatably mounted within the conduit, a prime mover, a crank connected to the damper, a lever having a fixed fulcrum adjacent one of its ends, manually operable means for applying power to said lever, a second lever, a link connecting said levers, a link connecting said second lever with the prime mover and a link connecting the second lever with said crank, said second lever being adapted when power is applied to it from the prime mover and the manually operable means remains stationary to turn on its connection with said first mentioned lever as a fulcrum, and to turn on its connection with the prime mover as a fulcrum when the prime mover remains stationary and power is applied to lt through its connection with said first lever on application of power to said first lever through said manually operable means.

6. Means for controlling the flow of a gas through a conduit comprising, in combination, a damper rotatably mounted within the conduit, a prime mover, a crank connected to the damper, a pair of levers, a link connecting said levers, a link connecting one of said levers with said crank, a link connecting one of said levers with said prime mover, manually operable means for applying power to the other of said levers, said levers and links being so arranged that said damper may be rotated by the application of power from said prime mover or by the application of power from said manually operable means Y and means for securing said links and levers inY a position with respect to the prime mover such that the damper will be in an open position and permitting adjustment of the damper only by said manually operable means.

7. Means for the control of forced draft air to a furnace comprising, in combination, a blower,

a conduit leading from the blower to a furnace,

a pair of damper members rotatably mounted in said conduit and arrangedto cooperate to control a flow of air from the blower through said conduit, a prime mover supported adjacent said conduit, cranks connected to said damper members, a lever turnable on a fixed fulcrum, manually operable means for turning said lever, a second lever, a link connecting one end of said second lever to said first lever, a link connecting the other end of said second lever to said prime mover and a link connecting said cranks to said second lever whereby on the application of power to said second lever from said prime mover or by turning of said first lever said damper mem. bers may be adjusted.

8.' Means for the control of forced draft air to a furnace comprising, in combination, a blower, a conduit leading from the blower to a furnace, a damper rotatably mounted in said conduit and arranged to control a fiow of air from the blower through said conduit, a prime mover supported adjacent said conduit, a crank connected to said damper member, a lever turnable on a fixed fulcrum, a nut pivoted to said lever, ascrew engaged with said nut, manually operable means for turning said screw to cause said lever to turn on its fulcrum, a second lever, a link connecting one end of said second lever to f said first lever, a link connecting the other end of said second lever to said prime mover, and a link connecting said crank to said second lever whereby on the application of power to said second lever fromsaid prime mover or by rotation of said rst lever said damper member may be adjusted.

9. Means for the control of forced draft air to a furnace comprising, in combination, a blower, a conduit leading from the blower to a furnace, a pair of damper members rotatably mounted in said conduit and arranged to cooperate to control a flow of air from the blower through said conduit, a prime mover supported adjacent said conduit, cranks connected to said damper members, a lever turnable on a fixed fulcrum, manually operable means for turning said lever, a second lever, a link connecting one end of said second lever to said first lever, a link connecting the other end of said second lever to said prime mover, a link connecting said cranks to said second lever whereby on the application of power to said second lever from said prime mover or by rotation of said first lever said damper members may be adjusted and means for securing said second lever in a position such that the damper members will be adjusted to open position and for rendering said second lever operable only through the mediumof said manually operable means independently of said prime mover.

10. Means for the control of forced draft air to a steam generator in association with a furnace comprising, in combination, a blower, a conduit leading from the blower to a furnace, a pair of damper members rotatably mounted in said conduit and arranged to cooperate to control a flow of air from the blower through said conduit, a prime mover supported adjacent said conduit, cranks connected to said damper members, a lever turnable on a fixed fulcrum, manually operable means for turning said lever, a second lever, a link connecting one end of said second lever to said first lever, a link connecting the other end of said second lever to said prime mover, a link connecting said cranks to said second lever whereby on the application of power to said second lever from said prime mover or by rotation of said first lever said damper members may be adjusted and means for automatically controlling the actuation of said prime mover with variation 'in the pressure in said steam generator.

RALPH EN'IRIKEN. 

